BANGALORE: Seems like Mani Rathnam's Yuva is getting off the reels. FiveIITians, all in their 20s, have decided to take up mainstream politics.The youths, based in Jodhpur, will be in the city to campaign for theirnational party, " Paritrana'' , which was launched in Jodhpur on Friday.

"Giving up handsome pay packages, comfort of family and support offriends wasn't that easy,'' says Tanmay Rajpurohit, the nationalpresident of the party and B Tech in aerospace from IIT Bombay followedby an MS from GeorgiaTech and double masters in arts.

"But my inner voice told me that I should invest my efforts in mycountry rather than making my pockets heavier,'' said Ajit AshwalayanShukla, vice president of the party."People think we are crazy so much so that our families have also failedto understand our motto, but we won't give up,'' he added.

The core team of "Paritrana' ' comprises Rajpurohit , Shukla, AmitBeesen, also the vice president and a B Tech (Mechanical) from IITBombay and a LLB graduate, Chandrashekhar (national treasurer), B Tech(computer science) from IIT Kanpur, Bharat Sundaram, the PRO of theparty and B Tech from IIT Kanpur and PhD in electronics from Melbourne.

"Paritrana means complete relief from the various causes of distress,and that is what we want to do for our people,'' added Chandrashekhar.Low funds have not discouraged them in their efforts of holdingdoor-to-door campaigns in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and partsof Maharashtra.

"We strongly feel that the politicians of today are no longer the voiceof the common man but instead they voice their own personal agendasthrough which they can fetch maximum votes,'' said Shukla."We are not here for the power game. We are here to deal with thegrassroots issues of each and every small village that we come across,''added Shukla.

The zeal and burning desire of the five youngsters sounds sincere. "Ibelieve that we are just five ordinary boys from the middle class familywith no godfathers in politics but have dared to come forward and fightfor our rights,'' said Chandrashekhar. "And we will succeed in it,'' headded.

After the launch of the party at the Suchana Kendra in Jodhpur, theparty members, as a part of their promotional campaign will tourJodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai.